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Shipping | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. The Great Lakes are often referred to as the "fourth seacoast." U.S. and Canadian lake fleets annually haul upwards of 125 million tons of cargo, including iron ore, limestone and coal. Great Lakes group calls for rebuilding campaign. Mar 2, 2017. Poet gives new life to Great Lakes shipwrecks. Mar 2, 2017. A new book by Michigan poet Cindy Hunter Morgan. Breathes life into shipwrecks that dot the floor of the Great Lakes. Feb 28, 2017. Feb 21, 2017.

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Invasive Species | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. Credit US Department of Agriculture. The Great Lakes ecosystem has been severely damaged by more than 180 invasive and non-native species. Species such as the sea lamprey, zebra mussel and alewife degrade habitat, out-compete native species and damage the fishing industry. Can we sell cattails - and save wetlands? Oct 28, 2016. Everywhere you look; there’s a hawk or a heron. Bushes rustle with rodents; and the air is filled with mosquitos. NYS DEC /...

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Recreation | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. The Great Lakes are the home to a wide range of recreation - from sailboat and powerboat races to fishing tournaments. They're also a draw for tourists who travel to distinctive communities such as Mackinac Island. Worried about the Great Lakes? Mar 6, 2017. So if you want to be heard, save a tour date. Ice cover dwindling across Great Lakes. Feb 28, 2017. As February - and winter - come to a close, the Great Lakes are virtually ice-free. Jan 6, 2017.

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The Lakes | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. Sunny autumn day on Lake Superior shore. Lighthouse on a pier, Lake Michigan. On the shores of Lake Huron. Rocky shoreline of Lake Erie. Manchester Beach on Lake Erie. Aerial view of shoreline Lake Ontario, Canada. Toronto skyline from Lake Ontario. Video: Threat to Great Lakes funding a concern. Mar 7, 2017. Concerns about the Great Lakes continue to dominate the news, from a leaked list of EPA budget cuts. To a cautious message. Mar 7, 2017. Play ...

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Regulation | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. The Great Lakes, which straddle the U.S.-Canada border, are subject to multiple layers of regulation. Water use, shipping and other issues are handled by various local, state and federal bodies, as well as the International Joint Commission. Opposition efforts underway in response to proposed Great Lakes funding cuts. Mar 8, 2017. WBFO's Michael Mroziak reports. Worried about the Great Lakes? Mar 6, 2017. So if you want to be heard, save a tour date.

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Lake Huron | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. Huron is the world's fourth largest lake by surface area. It is 206 miles long and 183 miles wide, and has an average depth of 195 feet. Chemicals from Air Force base seep into wells, Lake Huron. Jan 27, 2017. Residents near an abandoned military base in Michigan are worried about an unseen invader: toxic chemicals that have contaminated wells in the town of Oscoda. Now the chemicals are spreading farther - and have even reached Lake Huron. The Grea...

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Pollution | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. Decades of industrial use degraded much of the Great Lakes' shoreline and waters. In recent years, stricter regulation and ambitious cleanup campaigns have reversed that neglect, but agricultural runoff remains a serious problem. Scientist: If We Lose The EPA, We Lose Lake Erie. Feb 28, 2017. Algae blooms in the Great Lakes weather report? Feb 6, 2017. Chemicals from Air Force base seep into wells, Lake Huron. Jan 27, 2017. Sounds from Oscoda, Mich.

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A Special Series On Shutting Off Niagara Falls | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. A Special Series On Shutting Off Niagara Falls. New York’s Niagara Falls State Park plans to temporarily shut off the flow to the American Falls, as part of a project to repair two aging pedestrian bridges. A similar shutoff, to study erosion, occurred in 1969. Niagara Falls gets new lighting. Dec 2, 2016. Photo Gallery: Niagara Falls' aging bridges. Angelica A. Morrison. Nov 28, 2016. New York State Parks Department. Angelica A. Morrison. That will...

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Video: Ohio students learn maritime skills | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. Video: Ohio students learn maritime skills. Nov 28, 2016. The Maritime Academy of Toledo, subject of a recent Great Lakes Today report. Was featured in a TV story on WVIZ/PBS program Ideas. The Maritime School of Toledo lobby. Great Lakes Today is funded through a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 2017 Great Lakes Today.

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Lake Michigan | Great Lakes Today

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Skip to main content. Your Source For Great Lakes News. Michigan is the world's fifth largest lake by surface area. It is 307 miles long and 118 miles wide, and has an average depth of 279 feet. 039;Iconic' And 'Loveable': Remembering An Elderly Lungfish Named 'Granddad'. Feb 7, 2017. Since then, the aquarium estimates some 104 million guests have seen the famous lungfish. Video: Meteor fireball heads for Lake Michigan. Feb 6, 2017. Remarkable video from several sources,. Jan 20, 2017. Tribe, businesses ...